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August 28, 2005
For This We Gave Up Gaza
A suicide bomber rocked the center of the Negev capital of Be'er Sheva early Sunday, wounding at least 48 people, two of them seriously, in the first such terror attack since Israel began its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip earlier this month.
The bomber had aroused the suspicions of the driver of a crowded Number 9 bus. Asked by the bomber if his bus went to Soroka, the driver directed him to another area, then alerted security guards, who pursued the attacker until he set off the bomb.
Witnesses said the alertness of the driver and the guards prevented what could have been a much more costly attack. The explosion occurred during the morning rush hour at the start of the Israeli work week.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which came three days after the Islamic Jihad had sworn "painful" revenge for a raid in which IDF troops killed five Palestinians in their hideout in the West Bank city of Tulkarm.
But Army Radio quoted unnamed security officials saying Sunday that the Hamas organization in Hebron is believed to have launched the attack.
The bus driver told Israel Radio the suicide bomber was carrying a heavy bag and drew his suspicion.
"I was suspicious of him, he had a large back pack and a plastic bag in his hand," a witness who identified himself as a bus driver named Rami told Israel Radio. "I pointed him out to the guard. He was about 20 meters from the bus when he blew up. It was a huge explosion, very big," he said.
The bomber then detonated the explosives, seriously wounding the two guards. The wounded were all taken to Soroka Hospital in the city.
Yehuda Shoshan, a paramedic, said the two security guards were critically wounded. "They were suffering from shrapnel wounds and burns all over their bodies," he told Channel 10 TV.
And so it begins continues.
Posted by LindaSoG at August 28, 2005 09:22 AM
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Hiya, Linda!
What's the deal? I thought that now since those bastards are getting what they want, they're supposed to be all pieceful. Hmmmm.....
p.s. I can't get that link to come up. :(
Posted by: mightyrighty at August 28, 2005 08:54 PM
Yeah well. They never said they would be peaceful, in fact, they said they would keep bombing Israel until it was gone. Its beyond my comprehension why anyone thought otherwise.
Thanks for the heads-up on the link. Seems Haaretz changed their story, so I linked to INN instead.
p.s. thanks for stopping by!
Posted by: LindaSoG at August 28, 2005 09:00 PM
Ah, fuggedaboutit, I'll send you an email with the link about the two security guards.
:)
Posted by: Eric at August 29, 2005 06:44 PM